Twiggs County

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Twiggs County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 80001248 [1]
Twiggs County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 80001248
administration
US state : Georgia
Administrative headquarters : Jeffersonville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Twiggs County Administration
P.O. Box 202
Jeffersonville, Georgia, 31044-0202
Foundation : December 14, 1809
Made up from: Wilkinson County
Area code : 001 478
Demographics
Residents : 9023  (2010)
Population density : 9.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 940 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Twiggs County within Georgia
Website : www.twiggscounty.us

The Twiggs County is a county in the state of Georgia to the United States . The county seat is Jeffersonville .

geography

The county is located near the geographic center of Georgia and covers an area of ​​940 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Wilkinson County , Bleckley County , Houston County , Bibb County, and Jones County .

The county is part of the Macon Metropolitan Area .

history

Twiggs County was formed on December 14, 1809 as the 37th County of Georgie from parts of Wilkinson County. It was named after General John Twiggs , a prominent leader in the Revolutionary War and the Indian Wars.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1810 3405 -
1820 10,640 212.5%
1830 8031 -24.5%
1840 8422 4.9%
1850 8170 -3%
1860 8320 1.8%
1870 8515 2.3%
1880 8918 4.7%
1890 8195 -8.1%
1900 8716 6.4%
1910 10,736 23.2%
1920 10,407 -3.1%
1930 8372 -19.6%
1940 9117 8.9%
1950 8308 -8.9%
1960 7935 -4.5%
1970 8222 3.6%
1980 9354 13.8%
1990 9806 4.8%
2000 10,590 8th %
2010 9023 -14.8%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

The Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

According to the 2010 census, the then 9,023 inhabitants were distributed over 3,634 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.46 people per household. There are a total of 4235 households.

68.6% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 2.99 people. There were children under the age of 18 in 28.8% of all households and persons aged 65 and over in 30.4% of all households.

23.4% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 20.4% were 20 to 39 years old, 31.7% were 40 to 59 years old, and 23.6% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 45 years. 48.7% of the population were male and 51.3% were female.

56.8% of the population identified themselves as whites, 41.3% as African American , 0.3% as Indians and 0.2% as Asian Americans . 0.3% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.1% to several ethnic groups. 1.4% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

The average annual income per household was 31,625 USD , while 30.3% of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Twiggs County

Twiggs County towns and cities with 2010 census residents :

City :

Towns :

Web links

Commons : Twiggs County, Georgia  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 345456. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  6. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 14, 2018.

Coordinates: 32 ° 40 ′  N , 83 ° 26 ′  W